Antiskidding device.



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liUBfIEI-Z W. SIMMONS, DIE BRIDGEPQBT. CONNECTICUT. ASSI'N"'R WILLIAM C.BOWEES, Q BRIE :EPQRT, CONNEC IGUL.

AETISHIDDING- ICE.

Applicatian filed Nuvemner 34, 1311. Serial No 662,146.

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it known (hm l, m: W. SIMMONS, 1 ho ng means nnd n'm Q'l Wzen nf theUnited l "m and new A l (11 "led in sar fii; Hhnn'n in the duaBridgeport, in the can] of Fuirfii'hl where ilh [i055 cormeci'inn with aand Siam of C(rnnecticut, hnve invented supgtuntmg chains of simpleconi'nin new and useful lauprnwment in )mtisiruction uiCll in practicewould hP detach T ices, ml which the l'nllnv' is ably C(JflQCtd 130 thewheel and Life in my n hpeci snif: hi 01 preferred manner.

M In Im nfiuchuhle uniie'fel'rii'lg in detail to the characters of 3pneumatic "Lin-3 \VllCQlh, lull-Pence mailed upon the drawings 6 rep l hho enibc-(lin'mnt 01E resents the Wheel and 'Z' a (:mnmnn form of meansin blank in bu pneumatic ire at maul there My im- '7 dinnme nbers 3116secured l ---s S "that. may he made in the mun, th iextend 4: .n i V:

1. me lire and also prevent, the skidding of the Wheel. 9 of suchgcrossCllZlIIlS as at present .Yl hear upon "the ide at the i clan where hefZlifiiQ! six-a5 e of .1 inifm-rn which results in ilm load comes withthe amnhcatnrn row 1mg in .(i he tire Li-end,

brakes of a, 0:12 and the tQUtlQIF Wheels to man: :ehlenise: result in11 simple and mu lintits application w: 111:9 the 'tire nan-(ls H1 :1nclenuy of lhe tires In, roll 0191: upon the chain and the entirendnnontecl parts slipping more or less. The \fi" is of my cross chainsare shown connected to specially forinml links 9 which inclmle anenlargement 01' hall 10 "fnyzned upon the link and of different materialas shown in Fig'. ,These links thus conbt-itnte ills main untiicldingmembers and are preferably the form of an cllmw havi two eyes 11 and(lirqmserl at an angle ix' each other While the enlargement 13 is 2' gedbetweenvfha i l was. The one i2 is designed for .1: nii'uchnierlt of theand links of the 01-05 all .hains while in the outwardly 1":-

' enc recl :1 link 14 filial (:nnnm

' nnulnr men'lber 1.5 nix-2mg side n'fjhQ tire 2111i; madec-i-inii thedevice in be de- Chung h I have termed ES arranged u pun un'unrs (f thetrend 3 their outer surface lris put upon the Wheel 1 as 0 form a hlnckagainst .znm'enwnl of (he fire.

lw Hi i ha device the combiippmf'tmg means, of las having eyes in eachand and havaving thus files ibecl my invention What ing eenli-alenlargement intermediate of the said eyes and a spherical rubbere0vering on. the central enlargement 0f said link.

2, In an anti-skidding device the combimm} with. suitable supportingmeans, 0f

side links with eyes disposed at an angle to.

each other and having a central enlargement at the apex of the angle,and a spherieel rubber covering on the cent-ml enlarge men? 0:? saidlink.

In a (ii-e anti-skidding device the eoinbineiien with suil'ablesuppeiiing; means of iiiliziehed links having two eye poriions, :2flexible ball cevering arranged ini'ermmliel'e of the said eyes, and.means fer holding said ball em'ered links against the si le iiiQflClportion of a. the.

4. In an antiekiclding device, the e01nbi ma ma nation 01": a pair ofside linhe liming; flexible balls formed thereon to engage the eppesiteside tread pert-ions of a tire, means for supporting said links upon thefire, and nieune ex'kencling acress the trend. of the tire feiconnecting the two said linlzsl 5. In Miami-skidding device thecembination of flexible round rubber balls a1- ranged adjacent to thetwo side tread pen tions (if a tire, and means for supporting the bullsin position.

Signed ail Bridgeport in the counzy of Fairfield and rltniteefConnecticut, this (in); of November A. D. 1911.

TURNER W. Siliil lUNS.

/Vitnesses 2 (1. MI. NEWMAN, RUTH M. Women.

